Journal
CELL COMMUNICATION AND SIGNALING
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12964-022-00863-x
Keywords
CNS; Engineered nanocarriers; Extracellular vesicles; Microglia; Molecular chaperones; Cellular inflammation; Oligodendroglia; Small heat shock protein 8
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Funding
- EU through the Interreg IV Flanders-the Netherlands project Interreg V Flanders-the Netherlands project Trans Tech Diagnostics (TTD)
- Fund for Scientific Research (FWOFlanders) [G040821N]
- University of Antwerp (GOA-BOF) [41667]
- FWO-Flanders, Belgium
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This study demonstrates that HSPB8-enriched oligodendroglia secreted EVs have a supportive role comparable to native OL-EVs, functioning in controlling chronic inflammation and maintaining cellular homeostasis.
Background: The contribution of native or modified oligodendroglia-derived extracellular vesicles (OL-EVs) in controlling chronic inflammation is poorly understood. In activated microglia, OL-EVs contribute to the removal of cytotoxic proteins following a proteotoxic stress. Intracellular small heat shock protein B8 (HSPB8) sustain this function by facilitating autophagy and protecting cells against oxidative stress mediated cell death. Therefore, secretion of HSPB8 in OL-EVs could be beneficial for neurons during chronic inflammation. However, how secreted HSPB8 contribute to cellular proteostasis remains to be elucidated. Methods: We produced oligodendroglia-derived EVs, either native (OL-EVs) or HSPB8 modified (OL-HSPB8-EVs), to investigate their effects in controlling chronic inflammation and cellular homeostasis. We analyzed the impact of both EV subsets on either a resting or activated microglial cell line and on primary mixed neural cell culture cells. Cells were activated by stimulating with either tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin 1-beta or with phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate. Results: We show that OL-EVs and modified OL-HSPB8-EVs are internalized by C20 microglia and by primary mixed neural cells. The cellular uptake of OL-HSPB8-EVs increases the endogenous HSPB8 mRNA expression. Consistently, our results revealed that both EV subsets maintained cellular homeostasis during chronic inflammation with an increase in the formation of autophagic vesicles. Both EV subsets conveyed LC3B-II and BAG3 autophagy markers with an enhanced effect observed for OL-HSPB8-EVs. Moreover, stimulation with either native or modified OL-HSPB8-EVs showed a significant reduction in ubiquitinated protein, reactive oxygen species and mitochondrial depolarization, with OL-HSPB8-EVs exhibiting a more protective effect. Both EV subsets did not induce cell death in the C20 microglia cell line or the primary mixed neural cultures. Conclusion: We demonstrate that the functions of oligodendroglia secreted EVs enriched with HSPB8 have a supportive role, comparable to the native OL-EVs. Further development of engineered oligodendroglia derived EVs could be a novel therapeutic strategy in countering chronic inflammation.
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